Veterans cookout The veterans appreciation cookout is set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Riverbank Park on Main Street, with food, music and camaraderie. Westbrook Veterans’ Services Officer Arty Ledoux said he hopes many veterans will turn out for the event. Backpacks needed Donate backpacks and small Hannaford gift cards to […]
Robert Lowell
Staff Writer
Bob Lowell is Gorham resident and a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish.
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Gorham Notes: Sept. 7
School department is listed as top workplace The Gorham School Department has been selected as one of “The Best Places To Work in Me” for 2023 in the large employer category. “We are one of 26 large employers selected across the state based upon data collected by the Best Places to Work In Maine process,” […]
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We Love to Eat: Sept. 7
Pot roast takeout supper – Saturday, Sept. 9, 5-6 p.m., Raymond Village Church, 27 Main St., Raymond. Pot roast and gravy, potatoes, green beans, carrots, roll and brownie, $12. Takeout only with outside seating available. To order, call 655-7749 before noon Sept. 9 and leave a message with name, number of meals and pick-up time, […]
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Mold temporarily shuts down Westbrook Performing Arts Center
The mold is isolated and does not impact Westbrook Middle School or its events, officials say, although some non-school bookings have been forced to relocate.
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Little Falls ballfield in Gorham will get lights for night play
The Town Council’s approval of using $265,000 in ARPA funding for field lights will allow it to be used twice as much, the Little League president says.
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Art teacher depicts a piece of Gorham’s past with rendering of canal aqueduct
Allie Rimkunas’ rendering of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal aqueduct that crossed over the Little River will be displayed at Baxter Memorial Library and featured at Shaw Cherry Hill Farm.
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Gorham Notes: Aug. 31
Baxter Museum restores Civil War hero’s uniform A restored Civil War uniform and portrait of Lt. Holman S. Melcher are now on display at the Baxter House Museum. Gorham residents Charlie and Linda Pearson worked with local craftsman Anthony Esposito to build a custom cabinet for Melcher’s uniform. “The cabinet has its own historic roots […]
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Westbrook Notes: Aug. 31
Author to speak on Underground Railroad Author Mark Alan Leslie will speak about the Underground Railroad in the 1800s at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at the Westbrook Historical Society. Leslie, whose historical novel, “True North: Tice’s Story,” was a Publishers Weekly featured book, said Portland became a hub of Underground Railroad activity, with escaped slaves […]
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Buxton Notes: Aug. 31
Antique appraisals event The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society is planning a vintage, valuables and antiques appraisals event on Sept. 23 at the Brewster Barn at 8 Brewster Place. A $30 donation includes one appraisal by Rachel and Joshua Gurley of Gurley Antiques Gallery in Scarborough. Item registration is open from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., followed by […]
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We Love to Eat: Aug. 31
Free community meal – Wednesday, Sept. 6, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook Community Center, 426 Bridge St., Westbrook. Face masks and social distancing. Bean supper – Saturday, Sept. 9, 5-6 p.m., Westbrook-Warren Congregational Church, 810 Main St., Westbrook. Beans, coleslaw, red hot dogs, American chop suey, Italian bread, pies and beverages. Call 854-9157 for advance orders; pick […]